Abaseen Peshawari Chapal Kebabs — Restaurant in Bradford

I had heard about the chapli kebabs and thought we would give it a try. Went over to Girlington with hubby and went to the original Abaseen takeaway/café. First impressions, decent size eating area with front counter service. We struggled a bit with parking nearby as it is in a bit of a busy industrial area. However, once inside we were greeted by a friendly, happy and polite man who was busy taking telephone orders and serving walk-in customers. Clearly marked price list displayed with a very reasonably priced menu. We ordered the kebab offer of 3 chapli kebabs with a homemade family size naan bread, onions and yogurt sauce X 2 to eat in! He did question us as whether we did want 2 lots as they were massive, but I explained that anything we didn't eat would be coming home with us! He was right though, after a fairly short period of time, our food was freshly cooked and ready. Massive they were, piping hot and served with a smile. There were bottles of sauces on the counter and hubby brought the chilli sauce over to the table. Must say I did give it a damn good go but only managed to munch my way through 1 kebab, about half the naan bread, and the side salad (a squeeze of a lemon wedge slice with mainly raw onion with a tiny bit of shredded lettuce.) Hubby fared better and managed to eat 2 kebabs and half his naan bread. The man behind the counter thought hubby had eaten it all at first as he approached the counter to settle our bill, but didn't seem surprised when we asked for a carrier bag to put the leftovers in so we could take them home. We were then offered green tea "On the house" which we were told, aids digestion. We readily accepted this kind gesture. Payment method is cash or bank transfer with the details clearly displayed. Several people came in and ordered whilst we were there, a couple of solitary men sat and ate inside too, they both had same as us, chapli kebab and naan bread. The food was good, I think the kebabs had a similar texture to shami kebabs that I have eaten in the past, not as meaty and juicy as sheekh kebabs, but nonetheless tasty and good value for money. We would come here again and I would love to try something else from the menu, perhaps a karahi...

Myself , my husband and children visited this place for the first time this afternoon. We had initially gone for the chaapli kebabs however upon reaching there and looking at the menu we enquired about 1 kg meat handi. We asked the person behind the counter that we would like to order half kg of lamb handi because we hadn’t tried it before. The waiter then came to our table and swayed us into ordering 1kg and he informed us that if we didn’t like it we wouldn’t be charged for the dish. We placed our order and First came the chapli kebabs in nan. These were spot on as usual enjoyed by us all. Then came the full lamb handi. The colour wasn’t pleasing to look at and nor was the taste. None of us enjoyed it. The same waiter came to our table to ask us our thoughts on it. We told him we weren’t happy. He then said he will try to put it right by taking our dish away and bringing it back with more gravy and spice even though we told him not too. The same dish came back to the table again with minor adjustments made to it. We still weren’t happy with the dish and left it half eaten. When we went to the counter to pay, the person who served us first was nowhere to be seen. We ended up paying for the full 1kg of lamb handi. We were disappointed with the workers false promise. I would recommend the Chapli kebabs however do not order the meat handi and do not believe the words of...

I had initially given a 5 stars review when I initially reviewed this place 1year ago. The standard has dropped drastically. The kababs I can tell are premade/cooked and then cooked again before serving. Previously the kababs were succulent and melted off and now they're crumbly and fall apart completely. The lamb was tender with a firm texture with perfect masala. Now it's overly soft and melts into the curry becoming a "halwa!" and has a taste that's clearly mutton (I have very sensitive taste buds!). When asked to make it spicy, extra green chillies were chopped and sprinkled ontop..these shortcuts have wrecked what once was a food place I used to look forward to whenever visiting Bradford. We actually used to specially brings friends and family here. Previously the naan was soft. Now re-heated and...